Angela Oliveri (1888 - abt. 1968)

Born 22 Aug 1888 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Gaetano Reina — married 23 Apr 1906 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Angela (Angelina) Oliveri is born 22 August 1888 and baptized the next day. She is the daughter of Andrea Oliveri and Rosaria Streva. Her godparents are Joseph Gaglianello and Anna Maria, his unmarried daughter.^[1]

She arrives in New York at the age of 10 from Naples on the SS Sempione on 4 November 1899 with her father Andrea and sister Mattea, age 24. The family has only $20. They are listed as joining .... Stefano (?) who lives on 105th Street.^[2]

Angelina marries Gaetano Reina, the son of Giacomo Reina and Carmela Rumore, on 23 April 1906 in Manhattan.^[3]

Gaetano and Angelina have eleven children, nine of whom survive infancy: six boys and three girls.^[4]

Their children are Carmela/Mildred (1906), Grazia (c. 1910), Giacomo/Jack (c. 1911), Rose (c. 1912), Henry (c. 1914), Sam (c. 1916), Giovanni (c. 1917), John (c. 1920), Lucia (c. 1923), Bernard (c. 1924), and Anna (c. 1926).

The two children who die in infancy are Grazia, in 1910^[5] and Giovanni, in 1917.^[6] On 26 February 1930, Gaetano is shot and killed.^[7][4]

In the 1920 federal census of Manhattan, taken 3 January, Thomas Rena, 32 (b. 1887), heads a household at 279 E. 101st St. with his wife, Angelina, 28 (b. 1891). They were born in Italy and immigrated in 1900 or 1910. Thomas is in the ice business, working on his own account. Also at home are their children: Camillie, 12 (b. 1907)^[8], Jack, 10 (b. 1909), Rose, 9 (b. 1910), Henry, 7 (b. 1912), Sam, 5 (b. 1914), and John, eight months (b. Apr 1919), all born in New York.^[9]

In the 1930 census, taken 5 April, Thomas Reina, 40 (b. 1890), heads a household at 3183 Rochambeau Ave. He married at age 17 (m. 1907) to Angelina, who is 38 (b. 1892). Also at home are their children Mildred, 22 (b. 1908), Jack, 20 (b. 1910), Rose, 19 (b. 1911), Henry, 17 (b. 1913), Sam, 14 (b. 1916), John, 10 (b. 1920), Lucia, 8 (b. 1922), Bernard, 7 (b. 1923), and Anna, 5 (b. 1925). Thomas and Angelina were born in Italy and their children were born in New York. Thomas immigrated in 1904 and Angelina in 1903. Thomas is an ice dealer. Mildred is a bookkeeper, Jack is a cashier, and Henry is an ice truckman.^[10] Reina’s home in the Bronx is said to be valued at $40,000. That is more than $600,000 in 2018 dollars.^[11] According to Zillow, Reina's home was built in 1930, has over 4,000 square feet, and last sold in 2009 for $555K. Its estimated value is over $735K in 2018.^[12]

She is listed as a widow in the 1940 United States Census, living at 3183 Rochambeau Avenue in the Bronx, with her sons Henry, an auto mechanic, John, a truck driver, and daughters Lucy and Anna, and son Benjamin.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Angela Oliveri, record no. 422, 23 August 1888, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-66086-52?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6:351041801,351041802,351287601 : accessed 06 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 369 of 398; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXCP-1MC : 6 December 2014), Andrea Oliveri, 04 Nov 1899; citing departure port Napoli, arrival port New York, ship name Sempione, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:249W-N2W : 20 March 2015), Gaetana Reina and Angelina Olivieri, 23 Apr 1906; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,558,587.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Valachi's Wife Says He "Took Off" In '58." Niagara Falls Gazette, October 10, 1963. Accessed October 27, 2016.
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:271P-DGK : accessed 12 April 2016), Angelina Olivieri in entry for Grosia Reina, 19 Dec 1910; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,264.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WCK-ZSH : accessed 12 April 2016), Gaetano Reina in entry for Giovane Reina, 07 Nov 1917; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,416.
7. ↑ DeStefano, Anthony M. "Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History." Accessed online 29 November 2015.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXG-82S?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-6ZR%3A1036473601%2C1039156701%2C1040167501%2C1589341425 : 14 December 2015), New York > New York > Manhattan Assembly District 18 > ED 1269 > image 8 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXG-6T1?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-6ZR%3A1036473601%2C1039156701%2C1040167501%2C1589341425 : 14 December 2015), New York > New York > Manhattan Assembly District 18 > ED 1269 > image 9 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22770-3519-99?cc=1810731 : 10 December 2015), New York > Bronx > Bronx (Districts 501-750) > ED 679 > image 34 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
11. ↑ Per the Inflation Calculator at https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ Accessed 19 November 2018.
12. ↑ 3183 Rochambeau Ave on Zillow Accessed 19 November 2018.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27831-695-42?cc=2000219 : accessed 27 October 2016), New York > Bronx > New York City, Bronx, Assembly District 8 > 3-1274 New York City, Bronx Borough Assembly District 8 (Tract 419 - part), Apartments at 3155 Rochambeau Av, Apartments at 3191 Rochambeau Av, Apartments at 3186 Rochambeau Av, Apartments at 3215 Bainbridge Av, Apartments at 3225 Bainbridge Av > image 11 of 42; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.